The central characters imagine going "down to one 
The central characters imagine going "down to one grave, as our last bed" where they will slumber and awake to "an eternal morning." Although the source of this tragedy is the writings of Cesar Vischard, the Abbe de Saint Real, it references local politics by having a stand-in for the Earl of Shaftesbury offering his opinion on the thinly disguised meal-tub plot. Spinosa and Elliot are two minor villains in this play that are eventually executed. The protagonist offers his wife as a hostage to a band of conspirators plotting to overthrow the Senate but eventually informs the Senate of the (*) Spaniards plan after being promised amnesty to them. After Renault and Pierre are arrested for their role to take over the title city, Priuli's daughter, Belvidera, goes mad while her husband Jaffeir kills himself. For 10 points, name this tragedy by Thomas Otway. [Ike]
The central characters imagine going "down to one grave, as our last bed" where they will slumber and awake to "an eternal morning."
{Venice Preserv'd}